diff --git a/.hlint.yaml b/.hlint.yaml
index 9205d4fb1..4e75cf173 100644
--- a/.hlint.yaml
+++ b/.hlint.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 - ignore: {name: "Use list comprehension"}
 - ignore: {name: "Use fewer imports"}
 
+# - ignore: {name: Redundant <&>, within: Hledger.Read.Common.journalFinalise}
+
 
 # Specify additional command line arguments
 #
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Dates.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Dates.hs
index 298a13029..d63ec678f 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Dates.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Dates.hs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts    #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE NoMonoLocalBinds    #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings   #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE PackageImports      #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TupleSections       #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies        #-}
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
index 8846ac4cb..f288c19f7 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ parseAndFinaliseJournal' parser iopts f txt = do
         Left e    -> throwError e
         Right pj' -> journalFinalise iopts f txt pj'
 
+{- HLINT ignore journalFinalise "Redundant <&>" -} -- silence this warning, the code is clearer as is
+-- NB activates TH, may slow compilation ? https://github.com/ndmitchell/hlint/blob/master/README.md#customizing-the-hints
 -- | Post-process a Journal that has just been parsed or generated, in this order:
 --
 -- - add misc info (file path, read time) 
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Text/Megaparsec/Custom.hs b/hledger-lib/Text/Megaparsec/Custom.hs
index 948e8be74..436cba927 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Text/Megaparsec/Custom.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Text/Megaparsec/Custom.hs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-} -- new
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE PackageImports #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE StandaloneDeriving #-} -- new